Make-up material container

ABSTRACT

A cosmetic container serves both as a container for containing a liquid cosmetic and a stick type cosmetic material container for housing a stick type cosmetic material in such a manner that the stick type cosmetic material can be fed out. Thus, a container body in which a liquid cosmetic is filled is spirally engaged with a junction tool which freely opens and closes the container body. A stick type pivot which is inserted in the container body and has an applicator is fixed to the junction tool. A front cylinder is rotatably connected to the junction tool. A feeding mechanism for moving in an axial direction a rod, which retains the stick type cosmetic material to be slidably inserted in the front cylinder, by rotations of the junction tool and the front cylinder is provided.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a cosmetic container which containsboth liquid cosmetics and the pertinent stick type cosmetic materials.

BACKGROUND ART

A suitable amount of liquid cosmetic represented by mascara, manicure,lip-gloss, or the like is put on a stick type applicator fixed to a cap.Then, in the case of the mascara, it is applied to eyelashes. In thecase of the lip-gloss, it is applied to lips. And in the case of themanicure, it is applied to nails. Generally, this type of makeup iswidespread. However, usually, in the case of a makeup on the eyes,eyeliner, eyebrow pencil, and the like are applied in addition tomascara, and in the case of makeup on the lips, lipstick and liplinerare applied in addition to lip-gloss. In other words, stick typecosmetic materials and liquid cosmetics are usually used in combination.Thus, several kinds of cosmetic materials have to be prepared for such apartial makeup, thereby requiring much labor.

Further, if a user is carrying such cosmetic materials while the user isout, these liquid cosmetics and stick type cosmetic materials will bebulky in a small cosmetic pochette or the like. Moreover, the user hasto carry several kinds of stick type cosmetic materials including thosefor repairing the makeup or spare cosmetic materials which are ofdifferent colors, thereby requiring the labor to search.

An object of the present invention is to get rid of such problems.

The present invention is directed to provide a cosmetic container whichis devised for convenient use by housing a liquid cosmetic on one sideand a stick type cosmetic material of high frequency on the oppositeside in such a manner that the stick type cosmetic material can be fedout.

The present invention enables double storage of a stick type cosmeticmaterial and a liquid cosmetic in which a color of a similar shade iscombined, for example a combination of black mascara and black eyelineror eyebrow pencil or a combination of red lip-gloss and red lipliner orthe like, or various colors are combined for the pursuit of fashion,whereby the convenient use of cosmetics can be enhanced.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

In order to achieve the objects mentioned above, a cosmetic containeraccording to the present invention provides a container body in which aliquid cosmetic is filled up; a junction tool which is spirally engagedwith a mouth of the container body and freely opens and closes thecontainer body; a stick type pivot which is fixed to the junction tool,can be inserted into the container body, and has an applicator; a frontcylinder rotatably connected with the junction tool and having at itsfront end an opening hole through which a stick type cosmetic materialpenetrates; a rod which has a retaining section for retaining a base endof the stick type cosmetic material slidably inserted in the frontcylinder; and a feeding mechanism for moving the rod in axial directionby rotations of the junction tool and the front cylinder.

Also, preferably in the present invention, a first fitting section forconnecting the stick type pivot is installed on the lower side of thejunction tool and a second fitting section for rotatably connecting thefront cylinder is installed on the upper side of the junction tool.

More preferably, in the present invention, a spiral groove formed on thelower side of the junction tool is spirally engaged with a male screwprovided at a mouth of the container body in such a manner that thespiral groove can freely be attached and detached, a spiral sectionprovided at the rod is spirally engaged with a spiral groove provided onthe upper side of the junction tool so as to constitute a spiralengagement mechanism, there is provided a sliding mechanism for guidingthe rod in such a manner that the rod cannot rotate, but can slide withrespect to the inside of the front cylinder, and these spiral engagementmechanism and sliding mechanism constitute the feeding mechanism.

More preferably, in the present invention, a spiral body having a spiralgroove at its inner circumference is inserted into and fixed to an upperpart of the junction groove, and the spiral body and the spiral sectionof the rod are spirally engaged.

More preferably, the present invention is constituted such that spiraldirections of the spiral groove on the upper side of the junction tooland the spiral groove on the lower side of the junction tool areidentical.

More preferably, the present invention is constituted such that spiraldirections of the spiral groove on the upper side of the junction tooland the spiral groove on the lower side of the junction tool aredifferent each other.

More preferably, in the present invention, a partition section forseparating the junction tool into an upper cavity section and a lowercavity section is provided in the junction tool.

More preferably, in the present invention, a squeezing rubber which hasa hole for squeezing liquid cosmetics attached to the applicator isprovided at an entry section of the container body.

In the cosmetic container according to the present invention, thecontainer body in which a prescribed amount of liquid cosmetic is filledup is spirally connected on the lower side in such a manner that thecontainer body can freely open and close, and the front cylinder havingan opening hole through which the stick type cosmetic material is fedout is rotatably connected on the upper side on the basis of thelocation of the junction tool which has openings on its upper and lowersides.

At the time of installation of the container body in which a liquidcosmetic is contained, the applicator provided at a tip of the containerbody is always soaked in the liquid cosmetic contained. At the time ofuse, airtightness of the container body resulting from spiral engagementof the male screw at the mouth of the container body with the junctiontool is released by rotations of the junction tool and the containerbody, and the liquid cosmetic attached to the applicator is used.Incidentally, before using the liquid cosmetic, quantity of the liquidattached can be adjusted according to user's preference by squeezing theapplicator using the squeezing rubber arranged at the mouth of thecontainer body.

Further, the stick type cosmetic material provided on the upper side ofthe junction tool is used, the front cylinder and the junction tool orthe container body are rotated in a prescribed direction.

In the front cylinder serving as a stick type cosmetic material feedingcontainer, a stick type cosmetic material feeding mechanism isconstituted by a sliding mechanism for guiding the rod in so that therod cannot rotate, but can slide and a spiral engagement mechanismcomposed of a second spiral groove provided at an upper part of thejunction tool and a spiral section of the rod which is spirally engagedwith the second spiral groove.

Therefore, the rod is moved in an axial direction by the feedingmechanism with the progress of the rotations described above and thestick type cosmetic material retained at a tip of the rod is fed outthrough an opening hole provided at a tip of the front cylinder, wherebythe stick type cosmetic material can be used in a state that it is fedout by a required amount.

On the contrary, when the stick type cosmetic material is drawn into anoriginal position, it will be satisfactory if the junction tool or thecontainer body is rotated in a direction reverse to the directiondescribed above with respect to the front cylinder.

In the present invention, it is possible to use the container body inwhich the liquid cosmetic is filled and the front cylinder serving as astick type cosmetic material feeding container at both ends on the basisof the position of the junction tool as described above. Further, as afeature, the present invention includes in the junction tool all themechanisms which make connection with each member, such as a firstspiral groove which opens and closes the container body resulting fromspiral engagement with the male screw at the mouth of the containerbody, a first concave annular groove serving as a first fitting sectionfor fixing the stick type pivot which the applicator is arranged at itstip, the second spiral groove which is spirally engaged with the rod andconstitutes the spiral engagement mechanism, and a second concaveannular groove serving as a second fitting section which allows thefront cylinder to rotatably fit in.

Thus, even though components are minimum, it is possible tosimultaneously fit two types of cosmetic materials to a single junctiontool and employee the cosmetic materials utilizing functions in thejunction tool.

Further, by forming as a separate member only the second spiral groovewhich carries out a spiral engagement function of the front cylinderserving as a stick type cosmetic material feeding container, it is alsopossible to achieve facilitation and efficiency in manufacture.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a partially longitudinal section showing a cosmetic containeraccording to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line I—I of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line II—II of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a stick type pivot which is used inthe first embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a partially longitudinal section showing a relationship amonga junction tool, a rod, a spiral body, and a stick type pivot of acosmetic container according to a second embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective showing the spiral body which is used in thesecond embodiment shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a partially longitudinal section showing a junction tool of acosmetic container according to a third embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 8 is a partially longitudinal section showing the cosmeticcontainer according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line III—III of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a partially longitudinal section showing a cosmetic containeraccording to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a partially longitudinal section showing a cosmetic containeraccording to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a sliding cylinder in FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is an assembly perspective view showing a cosmetic containeraccording to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

A more detailed description of a cosmetic container according to thepresent invention will subsequently be given with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a cosmetic container 1according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and thecosmetic container 1 is composed of a container body 10, a junction tool20, a stick type pivot 30, a rod 40, and a front cylinder 50. FIG. 2 isa sectional view taken along line I—I of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a sectionalview taken along line II—II. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing thestick type pivot 30 which is used in this embodiment.

First, a description will begin with respect to a longitudinal sectionalview shown in FIG. 1. The container body 10 is a blow moldingcylindrical body having a bottom in which a liquid type cosmetic (B) isfilled, and a male screw for sealing up the liquid type cosmetic (B) byspiral engagement with the junction tool 20 is arranged at a mouth ofthe front section of the container body 10. FIG. 1 is shown on theassumption that a container body for mascara and a stick type cosmeticmaterial are used. Thus, a conic squeezing rubber 2 having a center holeis installed at a mouth of the container body 10, and the amount ofliquid adhered is adjusted by squeezing an outer circumference of abrush 3 (applicator) which is provided at a tip of the stick type pivot30 fixed to the junction tool 20.

In FIG. 1, the junction tool 20 is a hollow cylindrical body. A firstspiral groove 21, for sealing the container body 10 described above byspiral engagement with the male screw 11 at the mouth of the containerbody 10, is formed at an inner circumference on the lower side of thejunction tool 20. A first fitting concave annular section 22 (firstfitting section) to which the stick type pivot 30 is fixed by engagementis provided above the first spiral groove 21, and a plurality ofengagement line sections 24 to be engaged with the stick type pivot 30are installed at a small diameter section 23 which is above the firstfitting concave annular section 22 as shown in detail in FIG. 2. Asecond spiral groove 25 to be used as a stick type cosmetic materialfeeding mechanism is arranged above the engagement line sections 24. Asecond fitting concave annular section 26 (second fitting section) to berotatably connected with the front cylinder 50 serving as a stick typecosmetic material feeding container is installed above the second spiralgroove 25.

The front cylinder 50 is rotatably connected with the second fittingconcave annular section 26 provided at an upper part of the junctiontool 20. The front cylinder 50 is composed of an exposed section 51exposed outside and a rotary section 52 to be housed in the junctiontool 20. A tip opening hole 53 through which a stick type cosmeticmaterial (A) advances and retreats is provided at the center of a frontend of the exposed section 51. On an inner circumferential surface ofthe front cylinder 50, there are provided engagement projections 42a ofthe rod 40 to be described later which are located above the secondspiral groove 25 and a slide groove 54 in which the engagementprojections 42 above a rod shaft section 44 slide when the engagementprojections 42 are fed out. A fitting convex section 55 to be engagedwith the second fitting concave annular section 26 of the junction tool20 is arranged at an upper outer circumference of the rotary section 52.

The engagement projections 42 a on a front end side of the rod 40 arearranged as a file of projections which form a virtual spiral space,together with a plurality of engagement projections 42 which follow theengagement projections 42 a. The engagement projections 42 a and theengagement projections 42 form a spiral section of the rod 40, and theengagement sections 42 among them are spirally engaged with the secondspiral groove 25, thereby constituting a spiral engagement mechanism.

As described above, the rod 40 is inserted in the front cylinder 50 anda stick type cosmetic material retaining section 41 for retaining a tailsection of the stick type cosmetic material (A) has the shape of a cupat a front section of the rod 40. Also, the engagement projections 42 aare engaged with the slide groove 54, which extends in an axialdirection, on an inner circumferential surface of the front cylinder 50,thereby constituting a sliding mechanism for guiding the rod 40 in sucha manner that the rod 40 cannot rotate, but can slide.

A plurality of engagement projections 42 which are spirally engaged withthe second spiral groove 25 of the junction tool 20 are arranged over anouter circumference of the rod shaft section 44 of the rod 40 and aflange 43 which defines a feeding uppermost limit is formed at a rearend of the rod 40.

As clearly shown in FIG. 3, the engagement projections 42 a are engagedwith the slide groove 54 of the front cylinder 50 and always play a roleof regulating rotations of the rod 40 and the front cylinder 50. Withthe progress of sliding of the rod 40 when fed out, the engagementprojections 42 on the rod shaft section 44 are engaged with the slidegroove 54 of the front cylinder 50 one after another and play a role inthe regulation of rotations subsequently to the engagement projections42 a at the front end.

In other words, due to the feeding mechanism which is constituted by thespiral engagement mechanism and the sliding mechanism, the rod 40 canfeed out the stick type cosmetic material (A).

With regard to the stick type pivot 30 on the side of the container body10, as shown in FIG. 4, the brush 3 is fixed to its front end, and itsbase end side is a hollow cylindrical body 31. An engagement groove 32which is engaged with the engagement line section 24, thereby making thestick type pivot 30 and the junction tool 20 unrotatable is provided atan outer circumference of the cylindrical body 31. Further, a fittingconvex section 33 is fixed to the first fitting concave annular section22 of the junction tool 20, whereby the fitting convex section 33 isconnected with the junction tool 20 as one body.

Incidentally, in FIG. 1, a bottom surface 31 a of the cylindrical body31 of the stick type pivot 30 comes into contact with the flange 43provided at a rear end of the rod 40 which constitutes the stick typecosmetic material feeding mechanism on the upper side, whereby thebottom surface 31 a becomes a retreating lowermost limit.

In the cosmetic container 1 constituted as described above, when theliquid type cosmetic (B) is used, by rotating the junction tool 20 withrespect to the container body 10, spiral engagement of the both isreleased. By drawing the stick type pivot 30 fixed to the junction tool20, an outer circumference of the brush 3 to which the liquid typecosmetic (B) is adhered and which is fixed to a tip of the stick typepivot 30 is squeezed by the squeezing rubber 2, whereby it is possibleto apply to eyelashes or the like for a makeup the liquid type cosmetic(B) whose liquid quantity adhered is appropriately adjusted. By sealingthe container body 10 resulting from spiral engagement of the junctiontool 20 with the container body 10 after using the liquid type cosmetic(B), the liquid type cosmetic (B) is prevented from evaporating.

In using the stick type cosmetic material (A) on the upper side and inan axial direction of the cosmetic container 1, if the front cylinder 50is rotated with the container body 10 or the junction tool 20 being heldby hand, the feeding mechanism will be actuated and the rod 40 at theretreating lowermost limit will advance rotating synchronously with thefront cylinder 50 because the front cylinder 50 and the rod 40 cannotrotate, but can slide and the engagement projections 42 provided in anaxial direction of the rod 40 are spirally engaged with the secondspiral groove 25 provided on the upper side of the junction tool 20.Thus, it is possible to advance the stick type cosmetic material (A)from the tip opening hole 53 of the front cylinder 50. Further, if thefront cylinder 50 is reversely rotated, the stick type cosmetic material(A) will retreat and return to the inside of the front cylinder 50.

A feature of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is that the first spiralgroove 21 which is spirally engaged with the male screw 11 provided at amouth of the container body 10 is provided on the lower side of theinside of the junction tool 20 and the second spiral groove 25 to beused as a mechanism for feeding the stick type cosmetic material A isprovided on the upper side of the inside of the junction tool 20. Thisembodiment is further characterized in that the first fitting concaveannular section 22 to which the stick type pivot 30 is fixed is formedon the lower side of the junction tool 20 and the second fitting concaveannular section 26 which rotatably retains the front cylinder 50 isformed on the upper side of the junction tool 20.

In FIG. 1, the junction tool 20 is formed to be a hollow cylinder, and aretreating lowermost limit of the stick type cosmetic material (A) inthe front cylinder 50 is defined when the flange 43 of the rod 40 comesinto contact with the inside diameter bottom surface 31 a of thecylindrical body 31 on the base end side of the stick type pivot 30.

The cosmetic container 1 shown in FIG. 1 is assembled in the followingprocedures.

First, the rod 40 is inserted from the side of the first spiral groove21 provided on the lower side of the junction tool 20 with the sticktype cosmetic material retaining section 41 being at the head, and therod 40 is advanced while the engagement projections 42 are spirallyengaged with the second spiral groove 25. Next, the stick type pivot 30to which the brush 3 is fixed is inserted into the first spiral groove21 of the junction tool 20 from the side of the cylindrical body 31, andthe stick type pivot 30 is inserted into the junction tool 20 byengaging the engagement groove 32 provided at an outer circumference ofthe cylindrical body 31 of the stick type pivot 30 with the engagementline section 24 of the junction tool 20. The stick type pivot 30 is thenfixed to the junction tool 20 by fitting the fitting convex section 33provided at an outer circumference of the cylindrical body 31 of thestick type pivot 30 into the first fitting concave annular section 22 ofthe junction tool 20.

Next, the front cylinder 50 is inserted from the upper side of thejunction tool 20 while the engagement projections 42 a provided on therod 40 are engaged with the slide groove 54. The fitting convex section55 at an outer circumference of the front cylinder 50 is fitted into thesecond fitting concave annular section 26 on the upper side of thejunction tool 20, and the front cylinder 50 is rotatably connected tothe junction tool 20.

The container body 10 is a cylindrical body having a bottom which isproduced by blow molding or the like as described above, and thecontainer body 10 has at its front part the male screw 11 to be used forspiral engagement with the junction tool 20.

The squeezing rubber 2 made of an NBR (butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber)or the like has a hole in the center and it is used for squeezing anouter circumference of the brush 3 provided at a tip of the stick typepivot 30. It is possible to easily install the squeezing rubber 2 at themouth of the container body 10.

After the assembly carried out in such a manner, the liquid typecosmetic (B) is filled in the container body 10, further the stick typecosmetic material (A) is installed at the stick type cosmetic materialretaining section 41 from the upper side, and the junction tool 20 isspirally engaged with the container body 10 so as to seal the containerbody 10, which completes the cosmetic container 1.

The cosmetic container 1 shown in FIG. 1 is presented on the assumptionthat mascara and eyeliner or eyebrow pencil are used.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

A longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 5 shows a junction tool 120 of acosmetic container 101 according to the second embodiment of the presentinvention. Here, it is arranged such that instead of directly equippingthe junction tool 20 with the second spiral groove 25 as shown in FIG.1, a spiral body 160 in which a spiral groove 161 is arranged at itsinner circumference shown in detail in FIG. 6 is installed as a separatebody.

In the case of FIG. 1, the junction tool 20 is characterized in that thefirst spiral groove 21, the first fitting concave annular section 22,the second spiral groove 25, and the second fitting concave annularsection 26 are simultaneously manufactured and all of them are arrangedin the junction tool 20 which is a single member. It is best that thecosmetic container is composed of few members like the above, but it ispossible to be efficient in assembling and manufacturing the componentsby increasing the number of the members.

In FIG. 5, the spiral groove 161 of the spiral body 160 and a spiralsection of a rod 140 which are spirally engaged are inserted from thelower side of the junction tool 120 similarly to FIG. 1. As it is clearfrom FIG. 6, a plurality of engagement vertical ribs 162 are arranged atan outer circumference of the spiral body 160 and they play a role inthe regulation of rotations by engaging with an engagement line section124 provided in the junction tool 120. The spiral body 160 is retainedbetween a top face 131 a of a cylindrical body 131 provided at an upperpart of a stick type pivot 130 and a step section 127 provided at anupper part of the inside of the junction tool 120, and a front cylinderis rotatably connected with a tip of the junction tool 120 similarly toFIG. 1.

In such a manner, a first spiral groove 121 is enough for the spiralgroove of the junction tool 120, thereby facilitating manufacture of thejunction tool 120.

Further, a third embodiment will be described.

FIG. 7 shows a junction tool 220 and FIG. 8 shows entire constitution ofa cosmetic container 201. As it is clear from FIG. 7, in thisembodiment, the constitution is such that the junction tool 220 ispartitioned halfway so as to have an upper cavity section 275 and alower cavity section 276.

In FIGS. 1 and 5, retreating lowermost limits of the rods 40 and 140 aredefined when the flanges 43 and 143 of the rods 40 and 140 come intocontact with inside diameter bottom surfaces of the cylindrical bodies31 and 131 of the stick type pivots 30 and 130, respectively. However,in this embodiment, a retreating lowermost limit of a rod 240 is definedwhen the rod 240 comes into contact with a top surface 228 a of apartition board 228 provided in the junction tool 220, whereby it is notnecessary to use the cylindrical body 31.

Further, the junction tool 220 is completely separated into the uppercavity section 275 and the lower cavity section 276 by the partitionboard 228 provided in the junction tool 220, whereby it is possible toprovide a perfect sealing condition for the liquid type cosmetic (B)provided on the lower side and the partition board 228 becomes theretreating lowermost limit of the rod 240 for retaining the stick typecosmetic material (A) provided on the upper side. Thus, the cosmeticcontainer 201 is more reliable in functionality than the cosmeticcontainer 1 shown in FIG. 1.

In this case, a spiral body 260 which is a separate member is insertedfrom an upper part of the rod 240, and after engagement projections 242(spiral section) on the rod 240 and a spiral groove 261 in the spiralbody 260 are spirally engaged and assembled, they are inserted in theupper cavity section 275 from an upper opening of the junction tool 220.The spiral body 260 is retained between a step section 229 provided inthe junction tool 220 and a lower end surface 227 of a front cylinder250 shown in FIG. 8.

The cosmetic container 201 shown in FIG. 8 is presented on theassumption that lipliner and lip-gross which use the junction tool 220in FIG. 7 described above will be contained. And a cap 204 is fitted tothe junction tool 220 from outside the front cylinder 250 in such amanner that the cap 204 can be attached and detached.

A cap engagement concave section 206 and a spline 205 are formed at alower part of the inner circumference of the cap 204 described above,and a cap engagement convex section 235 and a rib 234 which are engagedwith the cap engagement concave section 206 and the spline 205,respectively, are formed on an outer circumferential surface of thejunction tool 220. When the cap 204is installed at the junction tool220, the cap engagement concave section 206 and the cap engagementconvex section 235 are engaged and fixed in an axial direction. Further,the spline 205 and the rib 234 are engaged as shown in a sectional viewtaken along line III—III of FIG. 9, thereby constituting means forregulating the rotation around an axis.

Due to such constitution, the cap 204 and a container body 210 arerelatively rotated and the junction tool 220 and an applicator (brush203) are removed from the container body 210 in a state that thejunction tool 220 is engaged with the cap 204, whereby the liquid typecosmetic can be used. Also, it is possible to prevent the junction tool220 and the cap 204 from racing when the container body 210 and the cap204 are held by hand and rotated relatively to each other.

What is shown in FIG. 10 is a cosmetic container 301 according to afourth embodiment of the present invention, and it is a cosmeticcontainer in which a junction tool 320 is separated into an upper cavitysection 375 and a lower cavity section 376 by a partition board 328similarly to the cosmetic container 201 of FIG. 8.

The fundamental constitution of the cosmetic container 301 according tothis embodiment is almost same as that of the cosmetic container 201shown in FIG. 8, but the following points differ.

First, in this embodiment, a cosmetic material retaining sectionarranged at a tip of a rod 340 does not have the cup-shaped structure asdescribed above, but it is composed of a plurality of claws 345. At alower part of the respective claws 345, there is provided a lower partprojection 345 a which is engaged with a slide groove 354 of a frontcylinder 350 and plays a role in the regulation of rotations.

When the junction tool 320 and the front cylinder 350 are relativelyrotated, due to spiral engagement of engagement projections 342 arrangedon an outer circumferential surface of the axis of the rod 340 with aspiral groove 361 provided in a spiral body 360, the rod 340 advances insuch a manner that both the lower part projection 345 a whose width in acircumferential direction is equal to or wider than the respective claws345 and engagement projections 342 slide one after another in the slidegroove 354 formed in the front cylinder 350.

Further, this embodiment differs from the embodiments described above inthe assembling method.

First, the rod 340 is inserted from an upper opening of the spiral body360 while spirally engaging the rod 340 with the spiral groove 361 andthen a stopper member 305 is fit to a straight surface 346 provided at alower part of the rod 340, whereby a unit is constituted. By doing so,the spiral body 360 is retained in a state that the spiral body 360 isspirally engaged with the rod 340 between the stopper member 305 and thelower part projection 345 a provided at a lower part of the respectiveclaws 345, whereby the rod 340 and the stopper member 305 will nevercome off. Consequently, it is possible to provide a cosmetic containerwhich is very stable and easy to assemble.

Subsequently, the unit assembled is inserted in the junction tool 320and placed on a step section 329, and the front cylinder 350 isassembled, which completes the cosmetic container 301 shown in FIG. 10.

Next, what is shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is a fifth embodiment of thepresent invention.

A feature of this embodiment will be explained. This embodiment ischaracterized in that a second spiral groove 525 which is longer thanthe stroke of the stick type cosmetic material (A) is formed on an innercircumferential surface above a partition section 528 and also a slidingcylinder 570 shown in FIG. 12 is installed in a junction tool 520.

When compared with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, although the numberof the parts increases, it is possible to design such that the rodextending from the stick type cosmetic material retaining section isshorter, whereby the total length of the container is shorter.

First, the sliding cylinder 570 shown in FIG. 12 will be explained. Onan outer circumferential surface on the upper part side, there isprovided a circular cylinder 572 on which a vertical rib 574 to besynchronously engaged with a circular cylinder engagement section 554 tobe described hereinafter is formed. And a slit cylinder 573 is extendedbelow the circular cylinder 572. At the slit cylinder 573, a slit 571extending in a vertical direction is formed.

Next, the point which differs from the embodiment in FIG. 1 will bedescribed with reference to FIG. 11. The difference is that the secondspiral groove 525 is formed on all over the upper inner circumferentialsurface of the junction tool 520.

Further, a stick type cosmetic material retaining section 541 is formedat a short rod 540 and further a through projection 542 which goesthrough the slit 571 described above and is spirally engaged with thesecond spiral groove 525 is installed.

A fitting section 555 is engaged with a second fitting section 526 ofthe junction tool 520 in such a manner that a front cylinder 550 and thejunction tool 520 cannot move in an axial direction, but can rotate. Atan inner circumference of a tip section of the front cylinder 550, thereis provided the circular cylinder engagement section 554 which issynchronously engaged with the vertical rib 574 described above.

Due to such constitution, when the front cylinder 550 is rotated (normalrotation) in a state that the junction tool 520 is fixed, the slidingcylinder 570 which is synchronously engaged, by means of the verticalrib 574, with the circular cylinder engagement section 554 provided atan inner circumference of the front cylinder 550 also starts rotating.At this time, also the rod 540 having the through projection 542 whichgoes through the slit 571 of the sliding cylinder 570 is guided by theslit 571 and starts rotating.

When the rod 540 is rotated, the rod 540 starts rising because thesecond spiral groove 525 provided on an inner circumferential surface ofthe junction tool 520 and the through projection 542 of the rod 540 arespirally engaged, and the rod 540 rises until the through projection 542comes into contact with a slit upper end 571 a of the slit 571, which isthe uppermost limit of the stick type cosmetic material (A).

Next, when the front cylinder 550 is reversely rotated in a state thatthe junction tool 520 is fixed, the rod 540 starts descending this timeand comes into contact with a top surface 528 a of the partition section528 provided in the junction tool 520, whereby the lowermost limit isdefined.

Also, since the assembling method of this embodiment differs from thoseof other embodiments, it will be described.

First, the rod 540 is housed in the sliding cylinder 570 in a state thatthe through projection 542 of the rod 540 is engaged with the slit 571of the sliding cylinder 570, and the rod 540 is inserted from an upperpart of the junction tool 520 while spirally engaging the throughprojection 542 with the second spiral groove 525. Further, the frontcylinder 550 is rotatably put in the junction tool 520, which completesa cosmetic container 501.

What is shown in FIG. 13 is a sixth embodiment of the present invention,and a cosmetic container 401 according to this embodiment is presentedon the assumption that mascara and eyeliner or eyebrow pencil arecontained.

This embodiment is mainly characterized in that a tube type containerbody 410 is not a blow molding cylindrical body which is used in theembodiments described above, but a soft tube type.

Since such a tube type container is cheaper than a container which is acylindrical body and easy to manufacture, it is possible to applyexcellent functions of the present invention not only to an expensivecommodity which is sold at exclusive stores, but also to a cheapcommodity. Each member provided at an upper part of the tube typecontainer body 410 can be used in any one of the embodiments describedabove, and also the cosmetic container according to this embodiment canbe applied to several combinations of mascara and eyeliner, lipliner andlip-gross, and the like.

As described in each embodiment, the cosmetic container according to thepresent invention can be used as a feeding container for a wide sticktype cosmetic material regardless of the shape of a stick type cosmeticmaterial retaining section and the classification of a sliding mechanismor a feeding mechanism. For example, it is also preferable that thesecond fitting concave annular section which makes the front cylinderrotatable is used, the inside of the front cylinder is renderednon-circular, and the shape of a rod front part retaining section ismade applicable.

Further, for example, if the first spiral groove 21 and the secondspiral groove 25 are formed in an identical direction so that when thejunction tool 20 is rotated clockwise with respect to the container body10 shown in FIG. 1, a closed state is realized and when the frontcylinder 50 is rotated clockwise with respect to the junction tool 20,the stick type cosmetic material (A) is pulled in, pulling of the sticktype cosmetic material (A) and sealing of the liquid cosmetic (B) cansimultaneously be carried out in a single movement by rotating the frontcylinder 50 clockwise with the container body 10 being fixed, forexample, after the stick type cosmetic material (A) and the liquidcosmetic (B) are used.

Further, it is also preferable to have such constitution that directionsof the first spiral groove 21 and the second spiral groove 25 are firstset to be reverse and when the junction tool 20 is rotated clockwisewith respect to the container body 10, the container body 10 becomes aclosed state, and further when the front cylinder 50 is rotatedclockwise with respect to the junction tool 20, the stick type cosmeticmaterial (A) is fed out, whereby the stick type cosmetic material (A)can be used. This constitution also makes it possible that when thejunction tool 20 and the front cylinder 50 are rotated clockwise withrespect to the container body 10, respectively, the liquid cosmetic (B)becomes a closed state, but the stick type cosmetic material (A) is fedout so as to be ready for use, whereas when the junction tool 20 and thefront cylinder 50 are rotated counterclockwise, the stick type cosmeticmaterial (A) is pulled in, but the liquid cosmetic (B) becomes an openedstate so as to be ready for use, in other words, the stick type cosmeticmaterial (A) or the liquid cosmetic (B) can be selected depending on adirection of rotation.

For example, users of an old age can be relieved if a closing directionand an opening direction are identical. However, if the stick typecosmetic material (A) can be used in one direction and the liquidcosmetic (B) can be used in the opposite direction, it will bepreferable for young users because they can have the sensation of speedin handling.

Needless to say, user's attention may be called by changing colors ofthe container body 10, the junction tool 20, and the front cylinder 50.

As described above, depending on the relation between the first spiralgroove 21 and the second spiral groove 25, user's feeling in handlingcan be varied and it is possible to provide a cosmetic container whichcan cope with the design or usage planned.

As described above, the cosmetic container according to the presentinvention has the following effects.

(1) By indirectly connecting, with the junction tool between, the frontcylinder serving as a stick type cosmetic material feeding containerprovided on the upper side and the container body in which a liquidcosmetic is filled and which is provided on the lower side, the bothwhich are made from different materials can be used with minimummembers.

(2) The junction tool is used as a cap and an applicator for thecontainer body and as a container body in which a feeding mechanism ishoused for the front cylinder serving as a stick type cosmetic materialfeeding container. In other words, all the functions for the connectionare contained in the junction tool.

(3) It is possible to realize further facilitation of manufacture andassembly by embedding a single member in the junction tool in order forthe second spiral groove to be a separate member.

(4) Further, it is possible to seal the container body by partitioningthe junction tool into the upper cavity section and the lower cavitysection using the partition board.

(5) It is possible to provide a commodity with the wide range of pricesby producing the container body by blow molding or producing the tubetype container body.

(6) It is possible to set the directions of the first spiral groove andthe second spiral groove of the junction tool according to the design,usage, or the like of the cosmetic container.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The present invention provides a cosmetic container which makes itpossible to use both of a stick type cosmetic material and a liquidcosmetic.

What is claimed is:
 1. A cosmetic container, comprising: a containerbody in which a liquid cosmetic is filled, said container body having amouth, and a male screw provided at the mouth; a junction tool having afirst spiral groove formed at a lower side thereof, and a second spiralgroove provided at an upper side thereof, the first spiral groove beingspirally engaged with the male screw provided at the mouth of thecontainer body in such a manner that the first spiral groove can freelybe attached and detached so that said junction tool freely opens orcloses the container body; a stick type pivot which is fixed to thejunction tool, can be inserted into the container body, and has anapplicator; a front cylinder rotatably connected with the junction tooland having at its front end an opening hole through which a stick typecosmetic material penetrates; a rod which has a retaining section forretaining a base end of the stick type cosmetic material slidablyinserted in the front cylinder, said rod having a spiral section; and afeeding mechanism for moving the rod in an axial direction by rotationsof the junction tool and the front cylinder, and including: a spiralengagement mechanism constituted by spirally engaging the spiral sectionat the rod with the second spiral groove provided at the upper side ofthe junction tool; and a sliding mechanism for guiding the rod so thatthe rod cannot rotate, but can slide with respect to an inside of thefront cylinder, wherein the second spiral groove on the upper side ofthe junction tool and the first spiral groove on the lower side of thejunction tool are formed in such a manner that their spiral directionsare identical.
 2. A cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein afirst fitting section for connecting the stick type pivot is provided onthe lower side of the junction tool and a second fitting section forrotatably connecting the front cylinder is provided on the upper side ofthe junction tool.
 3. A cosmetic container according to claim 1, whereina spiral body having the second spiral groove at its inner circumferenceis inserted and fixed to the upper part of the junction tool, and thespiral body and the spiral section of the rod are spirally engaged.
 4. Acosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein a partition section forseparating the junction tool into an upper cavity section and a lowercavity section is provided in the junction tool.
 5. A cosmetic containeraccording to claim 1, wherein a squeezing rubber which has a hole forsqueezing a liquid cosmetic adhered to the applicator is provided at anentrance section of the container body.
 6. A cosmetic container,comprising: a container body in which a liquid cosmetic is filled, saidcontainer body having a mouth, and a male screw provided at the mouth; ajunction tool having a first spiral groove formed at a lower sidethereof, and a second spiral groove provided at an upper side thereof,the first spiral groove being spirally engaged with the male screwprovided at the mouth of the container body in such a manner that thefirst spiral groove can freely be attached and detached so that saidjunction tool freely opens or closes the container body; a stick typepivot which is fixed to the junction tool, can be inserted into thecontainer body, and has an applicator; a front cylinder rotatablyconnected with the junction tool and having at its front end an openinghole through which a stick type cosmetic material penetrates; a rodwhich has a retaining section for retaining a base end of the stick typecosmetic material slidably inserted in the front cylinder, said rodhaving a spiral section; and a feeding mechanism for moving the rod inan axial direction by rotations of the junction tool and the frontcylinder, and including: a spiral engagement mechanism constituted byspirally engaging the spiral section at the rod with the second spiralgroove provided at the upper side of the junction tool; and a slidingmechanism for guiding the rod so that the rod cannot rotate, but canslide with respect to an inside of the front cylinder, wherein thesecond spiral groove on the upper side of the junction tool and thefirst spiral groove on the lower side of the junction tool are formed insuch a manner that their spiral directions differ each other.
 7. Acosmetic container according to claim 6, wherein a first fitting sectionfor connecting the stick type pivot is provided on the lower side of thejunction tool and a second fitting section for rotatably connecting thefront cylinder is provided on the upper side of the junction tool.
 8. Acosmetic container according to claim 6, wherein a spiral body havingthe second spiral groove at its inner circumference is inserted andfixed to the upper part of the junction tool, and the spiral body andthe spiral section of the rod are spirally engaged.
 9. A cosmeticcontainer according to claim 6, wherein a partition section forseparating the junction tool into an upper cavity section and a lowercavity section is provided in the junction tool.
 10. A cosmeticcontainer according to claim 6, wherein a squeezing rubber which has ahole for squeezing a liquid cosmetic adhered to the applicator isprovided at an entrance section of the container body.